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Use eValid to check all the page text content is present -- Alternative ways to confirm test success!

How to automated the test of multiple languages -- Yes, support for double-byte character sets is available.

Grab some text from an AJAX webpage -- Sometimes extracting DOM element text is the only sure validating test.

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Can eValid alter the DOM during a stale state? -- And, digging even deeper into the DOM!

I'll like to check all the links in a single webpage -- The Link Check Wizard does exactly that!

Saving the final screen in every test I finish -- eValid has many ways to document the key results screens.

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More details on the eValid User Agent String -- Imitating any kind of browser to evoke different server responses is easy.

Understanding eVaild error codes during a monitoring test -- Not every test always runs error free, and it's important to know what's what.

Question about property names in web pages -- This is digging deep into the DOM...for crucial details.

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Posting an you import data into an eValid script -- Lots of ways to do this!

Can eValid censor any passwords in a recorded script? -- Protecting privacy really IS important!

How to validate a video with eValid -- Possible, but needs attention in scripting

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Full list of all the validations eValid is able to do -- There are many validation modes possible, as explained here.

Explaining timeouts and time limits during monitoring mode -- The key to making monitoring productive rather than disruptive.

Questions about eValid dealing with strings -- Everything in "browser-space" is strings!

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Any videos to apply eValid to a Salesforce app? -- This kind of scripting is typical of CRM applications.

How to overcome escaping characters -- Yes, eValid can "escape" characters in strings that otherwise would be confusing.

Posting Title Questions about cookies -- You are safest if each test begins without any cookies, and eValid can delete them.

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Explaining chaining waits in eValid -- Some web pages' tests require complicated "wait for" sequences, explained here.

How to understand what counts as a regression test -- Some technical basics about regression testing.

Can eValid show performance data on a page downloading -- Getting basic performance data is very easy to do.

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Dealing with i-frames or frames inside of frames -- It can get complex, but eValid uses a strict hierarchy to track frame containments.

Asking about eValid parameters and settings -- While not technically a programming language, eValid scripting does support parameter passing.

When a value or tag in eValid is not present -- eValid is tolerant of syntactically correct but meaningless script commands -- a reliability feature!

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Does eValid have an programmable interface -- The EPI is very powerful and connects directly to the browser so you can "drive" your web page as you wish your tests to do.

Changes or deletions of content in the DOM -- Yes, dynamic DOM updates can complicated otherwise straightforward testing, but eValid has the resources to overcome the problem.

Is eValid considered a no code solution -- If a "no code" means you don't HAVE to code, then eValid fits the description. But you can code if you want to (with the EPI option).

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Dealing with an image with a date stamp -- Think about a "fake image," which is equally as hard to deal with?

How does PageMap feature compared to the Chrome browser -- We think PageMap is simpler, and better tuned to testing Web pages!

How does eValid record and organize the data -- The playback logs are very complete, a good basis for diagnosis of problems.

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Details for looking up a MAC address -- This lookup is needed for your eValid license. 

Will eValid work on machines with IE11? -- Important re-validation of operational success with IE 11 on Windows 10. 

How to keep the Site Analysis from mapping my entire web site -- eValid isn't a web spider, and there are important self-limiting features to site analysis runs. 

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Is eValid able to tell if an page element is there or not -- This requires careful examination of the DOM element involved. 

Script commands not to be used during monitoring mode -- Caution is given about desktop-dependent tests. 

Delayed latency during an eValid LoadTest session -- Can be complicated, but this article addresses the main issues.

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Advice on recording a script -- Recording a script at least as a starting place is still the most efficient way to go.

Is eValid able to tell if an page element is there or not? -- Takes some doing, but very reliable if done correctly.

Delayed latency during an eValid LoadTest session -- Explanations about timing your LoadTest run.

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Looking for information on the eValid license -- The types of eValid licenses explained. 

Using the LoadTest feature in eValid for gathering data -- Basic data is fairly easy to collect with the right setup. 

Use eValid to monitor users on a webpage -- Monitoring is easier -- and more far-reaching -- that you may think!

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Looking for information on the eValid license -- The types of eValid licenses explained. 

Using the LoadTest feature in eValid for gathering data -- Basic data is fairly easy to collect with the right setup. 

Use eValid to monitor users on a webpage -- Monitoring is easier -- and more far-reaching -- that you may think! 

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The way eValid deals with cookie and cache content -- You have fairly good control of a sessions cache and cookie interactions. 

Can eValid deal with popups and alerts -- Unusual responses have to be handled in an unusual way. 

Will eValid work on testing Java applets -- Applet testing is handled, with limitations. 

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Changing the DOM wait timings -- It's OK to manipulate timing values on the fly.

Suggestions using eValid for RIA Monitoring -- Monitoring is just another name for repeated functional testing.

Using eValid to test a website on multi browser versions -- This is pretty much the same as "cross-browser testing"

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Using Multiple Synchronizations with eValid -- Yes, chaining wait commands is possible.

Help with keyboard shortcuts using eValid -- Super-user skills do exist.

Using the eValid regular expressions in my searches -- Additional super-user skills in expressing search criteria.

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Is eValid able to update a URL string? -- Yet another way to inject test data into a test session.

Unable to find the source-index on the page. -- How to find things within a dynamic page.

Best ways to debug one's script. -- Using eValid facilities to assist in script debugging/perfecting.